Grater for culinary use.



J. KASABDA. GBATBR FOE CULINARY-USE. APPLICATION IIIJED MAY 31, 1910.

Pdtented Mar. 14,1911

c u n r c m H u w c c s R s E n m R u N s n r JOHN KASARDA, OF ST.CLAIR, PENNSYLVANIA.

GRATER FOR CULINARY USE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 14, 1911.

Application filed May 31, 1910. Serial No. 564,275.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN KAsAnDA, a subjcct of the Emperor ofAustria-Hungary, residing at St. Clair, county of Schuylkill, and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGraters for Culinary Use, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to culinary devices and particularly to graters forculinary use.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved grater for culinaryuse adapted to be secured in any suitable place such as to a table,shelf or chair and provided with a spout for directing the material intoareceptacle.

A further object of my invention is to provide a grater of the classmentioned consisting of a hopper and a rotary scraper equipped withmeans for preventing the disintegrated material from returning to thehopper.

A further object of my invention is to provide improved means forattaching the device to a table, shelf or the like.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

My invention will be more readily understood by reference to theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in whichFigure 1 is a vertical section of a scraper or grater embodying myinvention in its preferred form, and Fig. 2 is a front elevation of thesame partially broken away to illustrate the rotary scraper.

Referring now to the drawings 1 indicates the hopper of the device whichcomprises parallel tapered side walls 22 and downwardly converging frontand rear walls 3 and 4 respectively. The hopper is preferably formed ofsheet metal and terminates at its lower end in a forwardly anddownwardly curved closed spout 5 which tapers from the bottom of thehopper to the discharge end or mouth 6.

Rotatably mounted in the bottom of the hopper l is a cylindrical rotaryscraper which comprises a body 7 and a plurality of teeth 8. The body 7fits snugly between the side walls 2 and is mounted upon a shaft 9having bearings 10 formed in said walls. One end of the shaft 9 projectsbeyond the hopper a short distance and is provided with a crank wheel 11having a handle 12 for turning the same. The teeth 8 of the scraper arearranged in longitudinal rows on the cylindrical body 7 and the teeth ofthe alternate rows are staggered with relation to each other so that theteeth of each row will engage the portion of the material to be groundwhich was not engaged by the teeth of preceding row. The teeth arecurved slightly forwardly and are well rounded as shown clearly in Fig.2.

As before stated the rotary scraper fits snugly between the walls 2 ofthe hopper, and it is arranged so that the teeth 8 barely escape contactwith the rear wall at leaving a small space 13 between the teeth and thefront wall 3. Formed on the wall 3 directly opposite the scraper andprojecting into the space 13 are a plurality of teeth 14: which arepreferably upwardly inclined and arranged in parallel rows across thewall 3.

Pivotally mounted beneath the scraper is a plate 15 having lugs ortrunnions 16 which project through the side walls 2 as shown in Fig. 2.The plate 15 comprises a fiat portion 17 adapted to lie tangent to thepath of the teeth 8 and rest against their ends and a downwardlyinclined portion 18 which projects a distance into the spout 5. Theedges of the portion 1'? lie parallel to and close against the walls 2and the sides of the portion 18 are curved or tapered to conform to theshape of the side walls of the spout. A. spring 19 is interposed betweenthe portion 17 and the adjacent wall of the device which holds theportion 17 into yielding engagement with the teeth 8 thereby preventingthe material which has been scraped off from again passing into thehopper and directing it into the spout.

The device is mounted upon a bracket comprising a vertical standard 20provided at its upper end with an enlarged portion 21 affording asurface 22 of large area for securing the hopper thereto as bysoldering, and means at the lower end for clamping the device to atable, shelf or the like. The clamp comprises a pair of horizontallydisposed parallel arms 23 and 24: arranged one above the other andprojecting from the standard 20 adjacent its lower end. The lower arm 24is provided with an upwardly projecting threaded lug or stud 25 uponwhich is threaded a cylindrical sleeve 26 which is formed with aplurality of projections 27 affording means for turning the sleeve. Itis obvious, by referring to Fig. 1, that the device may be readilyclamped to a shelf or table 28 by turning the sleeve 26, and as readilydetached therefrom.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

In a culinary grater, a hopper, a rotary scraper arranged in the lowerend thereof, an inclined tapered spout extending from the lower end ofsaid hopper, a plate pivotally mounted beneath said scraper andextending into said spout, said plate comprising a portion substantiallytangent to the scraper and a downwardly bent portion having its endnormally resting on the bottom scribed.

I11 testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN KASARDA.

Witnesses:

J OHSEF FARIO, MICHAEL POZIKA.

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Washington, D. C.

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